SEMA 2017: Porsche-based Gemballa GT Concept revealed

Most Australians won’t have heard of Gemballa, one of many companies that modifies Porsches.

But at SEMA, Gemballa made itself known with its wild-looking GT Concept, based on the 911 Turbo.

With a twin-turbo 3.8-litre flat six modified to pump out a whopping 609kw/952Nm, Gemballa claims its GT will hit 100km/h in just 2.38 seconds.

It adds that 200km/h comes along in 7.5 seconds, and 300 in a total of 18.8s.

“The Performance Turbo system includes intake manifolds and air intake housings made of carbon, reworked cylinder heads and valves, new throttle valve bodies, high-performance air filters, a folding-controlled sports exhaust system with metal catalytic converters and a new engine and gearbox management system,” Gemballa explains.

A company that started out making interior modifications for BMWs and Porsches in the early 1980s, Gemballa quickly became a renowned modifier of sports cars, especially for its work with Porsche models.

Now the GT Concept joins the family of other bonkers Porsches – and a couple of McLarens – which have undergone the Gemballa treatment.